hsBAFF enhances activity of NK cells by regulation of CD4+ T lymphocyte function

Immunology Letters

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 96-102

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Wen, Ling ^a   Huang, Xinhua ^a   Liang, Junqing ^a   Gao, Wei ^a   Zhang, Shuangquan ^a   Chen, Long ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CD4+ T lymphocyte; Human soluble BAFF; IFN ; IL 2; NK cell

Indexed keywords

B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANIMALS; B-CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOKINES; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; SPLEEN;

EID: 50449102358     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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